Be firm on principle but flexible on method. Zig Ziglar

• principle
• flexibility

Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. H. G. Wells

• change
• flexibility

Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it. Brian Tracy

• goals
• flexibility

An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands. John Wooden

• leadership
• flexibility
• circumstance

Write your goals in concrete and your plans in sand. Anonymous

• goals
• plans
• flexibility

Unlike in school, in life you don't have to come up with all the right answers. You can ask the people around you for help — or even ask them to do the things you don't do well. In other words, there is almost no reason not to succeed if you take the attitude of 1) total flexibility — good answers can come from anyone or anywhere (and in fact, as I have mentioned, there are far more good answers "out there" than there are in you) and 2) total accountability: regardless of where the good answers come from, it's your job to find them. Ray Dalio

• flexibility

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Distinguish open-minded people from closed-minded people. Open-minded people seek to learn by asking questions; they realize that what they know is little in relation to what there is to know and recognize that they might be wrong. Closed-minded people always tell you what they know, even if they know hardly anything about the subject being discussed. They are typically made uncomfortable by being around those who know a lot more about a subject, unlike open-minded people who are thrilled by such company. Ray Dalio

• flexibility

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The less open-minded someone is, the more open-mouthed they tend to be. Anonymous

• speech
• flexibility